Chapter 113: Old Names
As a cat, oh no, it's a cat goblin, and the difference between this must be well distinguished. Because if you don't distinguish clearly, the ego will quickly collapse, and if you succumb to the appearance of the beast and give up the inside, the cat fairy will really become a cat. This is not a metaphor or alarmism, those who have lived in this world for many years, especially those who are curious about humans or other intelligent races, will lose their identity and become pure beasts within a few years. This is similar to the situation in which a transfiguration wizard loses himself when he is in a state of transformation for a long time, forgetting that he is a human and living according to the wild nature of the transformed creature. It's just that the situation of the cat elves is a little more difficult compared to it, because the wizard is not in danger as long as he does not transform, and the people of Kailas have never been able to give up their appearance, despite all the efforts they have made to distinguish themselves from ordinary cats, they have learned etiquette, cut clothes, and even in battle, they have abandoned their innate minions and turned to operate weapons like humans. Even so, the cat goblin is a cat-shaped goblin after all.
"Taran, it looks like we're the only ones left. It's nostalgic. I am afraid that this is a curse in the mouth of mortals, and we are destined to have no companions to rely on other than each other. They either abandoned us or betrayed us. After Cheese's head hung down and his body instinctively moved upward, Kairaz addressed her for the first time in the middle two sounds of the name Atalanta. Although the person being called was stunned for a moment, her body naturally turned her head to the cat fairy, her body, or her memory, had been called like this.
Still, Atta didn't know why the cat elf said that, her childhood memories hadn't come back to life, and the past that made her understand that Kailas didn't exist for her now. Therefore, she could not understand why the clothed cat looked at her with such a heavy voice and such complicated eyes. Although, these are only for a moment, and in the next second, the unforgiving and perverse cat goblin with his mouth is back here, and the corners of his mouth show a mischievous arc.
"I forgot you don't remember now. Sorry, my dear lady, please mistake these words as the meaningless purr of an old cat by the fireplace. You see, I'm quite old now, and as a cat, it's not surprising that I'm going to die at any time. Ah, I'm not saying I'm going to die now, it's just that cats aren't as sharp as they get older, are they? Come on, let's take this walking body up and put an end to this. β
Isn't it ironic that all the cat goblins are all about walking meat? Kailas jumped onto Cheese's shoulder, manipulating the mage's body like a puppet. The cat fairy was no longer afraid of that fate, for years ago a girl had promised him that even if he turned into a beast, she would be with him as she was now. So until then, before turning into a beast, the clothed cat must protect his future mistress, whether from the giant worm, from the wizard, or from a former friend.
So what did this man who had been determined to protect by the cat goblin think?Atta, what did she think at this time?Well, this is actually a very difficult question to answer, but surprisingly easy to answer, because the female swordswoman has not noticed Kailas's words now, except for her body instinctively responding to the title of Taran, her main energy is now spent on fear and panic and trying to suppress it, and she really has no additional ability to listen to her companions.
The fluffy beast ears hidden in the little chestnut hair were trembling, and Atta even thought that if she had more beastly parts, her hair would have exploded like a frightened cat. It's terrible, isn't it? It's okay to look at it from a distance, but what you see in your eyes when you actually stand on the worm's body, the touch coming from your feet, and the more intricate, but more suffocating, oppressive feeling that makes it difficult to feel at ease. Especially the lines that flowed on the skin of the worms under her feet, she couldn't understand the meaning of these lines, but her eyes stared at them uncontrollably, fear, disgust, disgust, but the more she did, the more she couldn't take her eyes off. Atta now felt only several pairs of eyes staring at him from behind him, all with sharp teeth and distorted faces. She was like a rabbit that had strayed into the territory of a bad wolf, and she didn't need anyone to do substantial damage, just the smell of the wolf's den was enough to suffocate...
"Ma'am, Taran, Atta, hey, come back to your senses!" something warm but hard swept across her face, awakening her azure eyes from her state of dullness, and a worried face appeared in Atta's vision. How do cats look worried? This is probably a difficult question to answer, because the expression of cats is hidden under the fluff and whiskers compared to those of the hairless races whose faces are not hairless. But who says that the communication of emotions must be through precise muscle movements? It doesn't take a strict judgment for Atta to determine the state of Kailas.
"I, I justβ" The swordswoman shook her head, the movement on the wriggling worm that caused her to nearly fall, and if it weren't for her body's habitual adjustment of her weight, she would probably have rolled down from here. And this kind of physical fright also appropriately alleviated her psychological fear, allowing her to further devote her energy to the sensory world.
"Don't think about where this thing came from, don't look at the patterns on it. Even for the elves, this thing is too evil. We can't afford to have a problem now, then it's really hopeless. It's rare for Kailas to say something serious, but the combination of those words and his catly face is really not serious. Even, the female swordsman who faced him at close range laughed, and with this smile, the ubiquitous sense of oppression suddenly eased a lot. The cat fairy pursed his lips, he didn't care about these details, Atta was able to regain attention more than anything else.
"How long have we been walking?" Atta asked, trying to look down, but was unable to stop him by the outstretched cat's claws.
"Don't look. Now we see that the height is inaccurate. This thing is affecting our senses, and my body is more sensitive than human, so I can sense these tricks more clearly than you. β
"In that case, how can we be sure where we are now?" The swordswoman didn't doubt Kairas's words, but the senses weren't credible, so what was left to be credible?
The cat elf didn't answer the question directly, but led Atta forward with his eyes, and a few steps in front of them, the mage, who still had his head down, silently climbed. "We followed him, and now he is not affected by the senses. β